De or het lot?
het lot
destiny, fate, lot
/lɔt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het lot
- Plural (meervoud)
- de loten
- Diminutive
- het lootje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het lot is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de loten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het lootje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit lot | deze loten |
| that, those | dat lot | die loten |
| which (the … that) | het lot dat … | de loten die … |
| our | ons lot | onze loten |
Meaning in English
- destiny, fate, lot
- lottery ticket
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